Gov. Doyle: Statement regarding Chancellor Carlos Santiago leaving UW-Milwaukee

MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today issued the following statement regarding the departure of UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago:

“Chancellor Santiago has worked tirelessly to improve the UW-Milwaukee campus and prepare Wisconsin’s students for jobs in a global economy.

“I have worked closely with Carlos to make sure we are moving forward to bring Milwaukee a new engineering campus, School of Public Health, School of Freshwater Sciences, as well as to make Wisconsin the center of water technology and research by expanding the Great Lakes WATER Institute. The recent purchase of Columbia-St. Mary’s Hospital means UW-Milwaukee can provide improved student services. The work we have done together has not only helped to expand the minds of Wisconsin students, it will have a great economic impact on southeast Wisconsin for decades to come. I wish Carlos the best of luck in his future endeavors.”